teachers are life changers

TEACHERS ARE LIFE

CHANGERS

STUDENTS

TEACHERS CONTENT

relevancerelationships

rigor

DISTRICT FOCUS ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL CORE

StrategiesBig “S” Strategies:

Develop & supportquality teaching

Build leadership capacity & organizational coherence

Continuously monitor student progress

& adjust instruction

Little “S” StrategiesDispositional Professional Development

Common Core Standards for ELA & MathLiteracy standards for science, social studies, and technology

Transformational Leadership- Bass

Change Leadership – WagnerLeadership on the Line – HeifitzFive Dysfunctions of a Team – LencioniThe Six Secrets of Change – FullanOur Iceberg is Melting – Kotter

Whatever it Takes – DuFourFailure Is Not an Option – BlankstienThe Teacher Who Couldn’t Read & The Bridge to Literacy --Corcoran

Walkthroughs Annual leadership conference Scantron

PD 360 Monthly principal PD & Assistant Principal PD

RtI Reading – elementary

Top 10 Characteristics of Good Teaching

Aspiring administrator training RtI reading – MS/HS variations

Marzano/I-Observation PD -- The Art & Science of Teaching

Reorganization of district leadership & support

RtI math -- pilots

Instructional coaches Establish T&L Committee ACT alignment – EPAS system

IMPLICATIONS

for

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES

Implications

Strategic Planning

Recruiting

Selection & Promotion

Personnel Development

Leadership Education

Career

Org Structure &

Development

Implications

Strategic Planning

Recruiting

Selection & Promotion

Personnel Development

Leadership Education

Career

Org Structure &

Development

Implications

Strategic Planning

Recruiting

Selection & Promotion

Personnel Development

Leadership Education

Career

Org Structure &

Development

Implications

Strategic Planning

Recruiting

Selection & Promotion

Personnel Development

Leadership Education

Career

Org Structure &

Development

Implications

Strategic Planning

Recruiting

Selection & Promotion

Personnel Development

Leadership Education

Career

Org Structure &

Development

Early life experiences play a part in the development of transformational

leaders

Family, school and work are important

Training and coaching can

make a difference

The individual must want to improve

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HOW

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References

Bass, B. M., & Riggio, R. E. (2006). Transformational leadership (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Psychology Press.

Collins, J. (2001). Good to great: Why some companies make the leap and others don’t. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.